#2820
15.0 ml
Price:
$32.00
Tea Tree Essential Oil, a pale yellow-green or colorless Essential Oil, emits a fresh aroma that helps sustain the body's ability to address bacterial, fungal and viral infections.
How to use
Tea Tree Essential Oil is diverse in its uses, potent in its effects and pleasing in its aroma. See how it can be used...
General Instructions
Patch Test First!
Before using any essential oil "neat" (undiluted), do a patch test first. Put a few drops on the back of your wrist or the inside of the elbow and cover with a bandaid. Leave for an hour or more. If irritation or redness occurs, bathe the area with a carrier OIL (e.g. olive oil, safflower oil, Neways' Mixing Oil - NOT water! Water will drive the essential oil deeper into the skin); wipe off and bathe the area again; wipe off and bathe the area again. Do NOT re-cover with a bandaid, but allow air exposure to the tested area for quicker healing. For future use, either reduce the concentration of the essential oil tested by half or more, or avoid it altogether.
You can do the same Patch Test with essential oils that you have diluted (mixed in solution, e.g. with Neways' Mixing Oil or Tangible® Massage Lotion).
Direct "Neat" (Undiluted) Application: "Neat" (undiluted) Lavender Essential Oil and Tea Tree Essential Oil may be applied directly to skin, but Neways recommends diluting all other essential oils. This is especially important for first-time users, children and those with sensitive skin.
A General Note About Using Essential Oils: Western merchandising has stereotypically perpetuated a "more is better" conditioning upon society. Not so with essential oils. Small amounts are able to be effective. Western culture has also perpetuated the "prescription formula" approach - for example, take 3, 3 times a day. Not so with essential oils. Because essential oils are liquid, lipophilic, volatile, aromatic and comprised of very small molecules giving them greater mobility into and within the body, there may be more than one way to effectively use a particular oil.
Starting out, the most important thing is to make sure the essential oils you use on the body are 100% pure, genuine and unadulterated - Neways' are, guaranteed! (Then you know that you are working with the essential oil itself and not with the chemicals and chemical reactions with which it has been adulterated.)
Storage
Store essential oils in a cool place out of direct sunlight.
Keep out of reach of children!
Caution
Never put essential oils in the eyes or the ears. If you accidentally do, use Neways' Mixing Oil to dilute. Never rinse the area with water as water forces the oil deeper into the tissues.
Do not use essential oils internally.
Works well with
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Tangible® Massage Lotion - for a more direct application of Essential Oil that is absorbed into the skin faster.
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Neways' Mixing Oil - allows Essential Oils and their aroma to remain on the skin's surface longer.
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Jet Diffusor - designed to preserve the delicate synergy of therapeutic Essential Oils.
(#2832)
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Basic Ten Essential Oil Pack - an Essential Oil sampler containing the AromaSense Audio Cassette and 5 ml bottles of one Essential Oil Blend and nine Essential Oils: Agility Essential Oil Blend, Cedarwood, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Peppermint, Orange, Tea Tree and Wild Rosemary Essential Oils.
5.0 ml (#2831)
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Echinacea - enhances and supports the immune, respiratory and digestive systems.
100.0 ct. (#2716)
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Purge - helps the body purify itself from hostile parasites within the digestive system.
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Renu - supports health and vitality of body systems with natural herbs and vital amino acids that cannot be produced by the body.
81.0 ct. (#1081)
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Cascading Revenol® - supplies the body with antioxidants which neutralize harmful free radicals that can damage DNA molecules and affect cellular health.
60.0 ct. (#1701)
Detailed product description
Distilled with steam or water and imported from Australia, Neways' Tea Tree Essential Oil's healthful properties are derived from the leaves and twigs of the plant.
Warm and spicy, this camphor-like oil's fresh uplifting aroma supports and strengthens many systems of the body, as well as, helping the body fight against asthma, sinusitis bronchitis and the common cold. A mixture of 25 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil to one ounce of Neways' Mixing Oil can be used topically to combat numerous ailments, including insect bites, cold sores, blisters, athlete's foot, diaper rash, dandruff, chicken pox, head lice, blisters, warts and wounds.
Native to Australia, wild Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia, also known as "medicinal Tea Tree") has been used and valued for centuries by the Aborigines. During World War II, Tea Tree was considered so important a healing remedy that the Australian government provided Tea Tree Essential Oil for the soldiers' first-aid kits. Read more about Tea Tree...
Tea Tree Essential Oil is said to be antiseptic (destroys and prevents development of microbes - e.g. viruses, pathogenic bacteria), fungicidal (prevents/combats fungal infection) and a tonic (strengthens body).
Neways guarantees all of our essential oils are raw, pure, unaltered, genuine and therapeutic. We do not alter our essential oils with synthetic fragrances, chemical additives, or vegetable oils. Our single essential oils are all single species, and our blends are combinations of single species. To our knowledge, Neways is the only large company in America that can truthfully make this claim. Quality DOES make a difference!
Tea Tree Essential Oil is diverse in its uses, potent in its effects and pleasing in its aroma. See how it can be used...
QUALITY
All Neways' single Essential Oils are derived from single species.
Each Neways' Essential Oil is inspected by a third-party source to ensure that it meets the strictest guideline for purity, authenticity and therapeutic value.
Before crops are distilled into Neways' Essential Oils, each crop is carefully examined for traces of chemicals or pesticides. Only after the crop is determined to be completely free of these adulterations are the crops then distilled into Neways Essential Oils.
Tea Tree Oil
Clinical Summary
Oil derived from the leaf of the tree. Tea tree oil should only be used topically. Oral consumption has resulted in serious adverse events including coma 1. The active components are thought to be terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, and alpha-pinene. In vitro antimicrobial activity has been demonstrated against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Propionibacterium acnes 2. Clinical studies suggest efficacy in treating acne 5, tinea pedis 6 9, distal subungual onychomycosis 7, histamine-induced skin inflammation 8, dandruff 10 and cold sores 11 as compared to standard therapies. Skin irritation and hypersensitivity reactions have been reported following topical administration 3.
Scientific Name
Melaleuca alternifolia
Also Known As
Melaleuca oil from Australia
Purpoted Uses
- Acne
- Burns
- Cold sores
- Eczema
- Fungal infections
- Inflammation
- Insect bites and stings
- Mucositis
- Skin infections
- Wound healing
Constituents
Volatile Oils: Terpinen-4-ol, 1-8-cineole, alpha-terpineol, sesquiterpenoid, and terpinolene 1
Mechanism of Action
Tea tree oil, especially terpinen-4-ol, seems to have antimicrobial activity against all test organisms including Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In addition, constituents terpin-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, and alpha-pinene were found to possess antimicrobial effects against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes 2. Terpinen-4-ol has also been shown to suppress inflammatory mediator production by activated human monocytes 8.
Warnings
Tea tree oil should only be used topically. Internal administration may cause severe toxicity. Both coma and neutrophil leukocytosis have occurred following oral administration.
Adverse Reactions
Reported (topical): Local skin irritation and allergic contact dermatitis 3
Reported (oral): Disorientation, systemic contact dermatitis, coma, body rash, and neutrophil leukocytosis4
Drug Interactions
None known
Literature Summary and Critique
Buck DS, et al. Comparison of two topical preparations for the treatment of onychomycosis: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and clotrimazole. J Fam Pract 1994;38:601-5.
A double-blind, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial on 117 patients with distal subungual onychomycosis proven by culture. Patients received twice daily application of either 1% clotrimazole solution or 100% tea tree oil for 6 months. After 6 months of therapy, the two treatment groups were comparable based on culture cure and clinical assessment documenting partial or full resolution.
Bassett IB, et al. A comparative study of tea-tree oil versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne. Med J Aust 1990;153:455-8.
A single-blind, randomized clinical trial on 124 patients to evaluate the efficacy and skin tolerance of 5% tea-tree oil gel in the treatment of mild to moderate acne when compared with 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion. The results show that both products had a significant effect in ameliorating acne by reducing the number of inflamed and non-inflamed lesions, although the onset of action with tea tree oil was slower. Fewer side effects were experienced by patients receiving tea tree oil.
Tong MM, et al. Tea Tree oil in the treatment of tinea pedis. Australia J Dermatol 1992;33:145-9.
One-hundred and four patients completed a randomized, double-blind trial to evaluate the efficacy of 10% tea tree oil cream compared with 1% tolnaftate and placebo creams in the treatment of tinea pedis. Significantly more tolnaftate-treated patients (85%) than tea tree oil (30%) and placebo-treated patients (21%) showed conversion to negative cultures at the end of therapy. There was no statistically significant difference between tea tree oil and placebo groups. The tea tree group and the tolnaftate group showed significant improvement in clinical condition when compared to the placebo group. Tea tree oil appears to reduce the symptomatology of tinea pedis as effectively as tolnaftate 1%, but is no more effective than placebo in achieving a mycological cure.
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